WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are closing in on a way to help young boys undergoing cancer treatment preserve their future fertility — and the proof is the first monkey born from the experimental technology. More and more people are surviving childhood cancer, but nearly 1 in 3 will be left infertile from the chemotherapy or […] Tags: Health, News, Washington, Ap, Nation, Northwest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer plans to meet with Google representatives next week amid growing concerns that American companies doing business in China are helping its military gain ground on the U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford says efforts like Google’s artificial intelligence venture in China allow the Chinese military to access and take […] Tags: Google, Business, News, Washington, China, US, Ap, Nation, U S Gen Joseph Dunford

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donny and Marie Osmond say they will end their Las Vegas show later this year, concluding an 11-year run on the Strip. The brother-sister duo made the announcement during an appearance on “Good Morning America” on Thursday. Their final performance at the Flamingo Las Vegas is scheduled for Nov. 16. According […] Tags: News, Entertainment, Ap, Nation, Las Vegas, Donny, Marie Osmond, Flamingo Las Vegas

NEW YORK (AP) — As Anthony Comello sits in jail on murder charges, he may have more than legal problems to worry about — namely, whether the Mafia is going to get its hands on him. The man he is accused of killing was the reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family, Francesco “Franky […] Tags: New York, News, Ap, Mafia, Nation & World, Anthony Comello, Francesco Franky

CHICAGO (AP) — Defender Ali Krieger has returned to the U.S. women’s national team for the first time since 2017. Krieger was named to the team’s roster Thursday for exhibition matches against Australia and Belgium as the team prepares for the World Cup in France starting in June. She has not played for the United […] Tags: News, Australia, France, US, Sports, Ap, Chicago, Belgium, United, Krieger, Ali Krieger

CAIRO (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s World Food Program says progress has been made in Yemen, months after he accused Houthi rebels of stealing food from the hungry by diverting aid. David Beasley, the executive director of the WFP, nevertheless told The Associated Press in Cairo on Thursday that Yemen is “far from […] Tags: News, Ap, Nation, Un, Associated Press, Yemen, Cairo, WFP, David Beasley, U N s World Food Program

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Police now say 59 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts were defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, about twice as many as initially thought. Fall River police said Thursday in a Facebook post that they came up with the higher number after a row-by-row inspection of Hebrew Cemetery. Of those 59, […] Tags: Facebook, News, Massachusetts, Ap, Nation

MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) — Officials in a western Idaho town have urged the mayor to resign following his arrest on a domestic battery charge earlier this month. The Idaho Press reports the Middleton City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to adopt a resolution requesting Mayor Darin Taylor to resign. Taylor said at the meeting — his […] Tags: News, Ap, Idaho, Taylor, Northwest, Middleton Idaho, Idaho Press, Darin Taylor, Middleton City Council

CHICAGO (AP) — A prominent Chicago alderman who told a judge last year that he wasn’t going to accept a plea agreement that was planned for his federal corruption case has changed his mind again and pleaded guilty. Alderman Willie Cochran entered his plea Thursday to one felony count of wire fraud for spending campaign […] Tags: News, Ap, Chicago, Nation, Alderman Willie Cochran

MILAN (AP) — The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement says the country should grant citizenship to a 13-year-old Egyptian boy hailed as a hero for alerting police that he and his middle school classmates had been abducted by their bus driver. Luigi Di Maio said Thursday that Ramy Shehata “put his life at risk to […] Tags: Milan, News, Ap, Nation, Italy, Star Movement, Luigi Di Maio, Ramy Shehata

LONDON (AP) — A day before possibly making his England debut, Declan Rice has apologized for an old social-media post in which he appeared to support the IRA. The West Ham midfielder says in a message on Instagram on Thursday that the comments were “poorly expressed” and “naive,” and “were not meant to be a […] Tags: England, London, News, Sports, Ap, West Ham, Ira, Rice, Declan Rice

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is expected to make his return from a knee injury at the Monte Carlo Masters, after being included in the official list of players on Thursday. Tournament organizers announced the line-up for the clay-court tournament in Paris. Nadal has won it a record 11 times and held a 46-match winning […] Tags: News, Sports, Ap, Paris, Rafael Nadal, Nadal, Monte Carlo Masters

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. customs officials say drug dogs sniffed out Philadelphia’s largest seizure of cocaine in more than two decades. Local, state and federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that 450 bricks of cocaine were found inside 13 duffel bags in a shipping container. Customs and Border Protection’s Area Port Director for Philadelphia Joseph […] Tags: News, Ap, Nation, Philadelphia, Customs, Philadelphia Joseph

NEW YORK (AP) — The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reversing yet another policy her predecessor put in place at the financial watchdog. CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger said Thursday that she would restore the bureau’s advisory boards back to two-year terms, and would allow half of the board’s existing membership to […] Tags: Business, New York, News, Ap, Nation, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mulvaney, Kathy Kraninger

DAMASCUS, Md. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a 15-year-old accused of instigating the rape of fellow members of his Maryland high school football team will be tried as a juvenile. NBC Washington reported Thursday that the teen is one of five boys charged with rape last fall. He is also the last of […] Tags: News, Maryland, Sports, Ap, Nation, NBC Washington, DAMASCUS Md

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian-born former business adviser to President Donald Trump will speak to two House committees next week as Democrats begin to gather information in multiple wide-ranging investigations of the president. Felix Sater, an off-and-on adviser to Trump’s business for several years, will testify publicly before the House intelligence committee on March 27 […] Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Nation, House, Donald Trump, Trump, Felix Sater

BERLIN (AP) — Police in the northwestern Swiss city of Basel say they have arrested a 75-year-old woman on suspicion of killing a 7-year-old boy in the street. Basel police said in a statement that the boy was walking home from school shortly after midday Thursday when he was stabbed. His teacher found the child […] Tags: News, Berlin, Ap, Nation, Basel